Executive Order 11922 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11922—Amending Executive Order No. 11077 of January 22, 1963, Entitled "Administration of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962"

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Wednesday, June 16, 1976

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1 min read (208 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Gerald R. Ford on 1976-06-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11077 of January 22, 1963, Entitled "Administration of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962"." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Migration and Refuges Assistance Act of 1962, as amended (Chapter 36 of Title 22 of the United States Code), and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States of America, Section 1 of Executive Order No.

▪ 1963, is hereby amended by adding thereto the following: "(d) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the President for the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund established by Section 2(c) of the act (22 U.S.C.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

208

1,238 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

20.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11922, Gerald R. Ford (Jun 16, 1976). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11922-amending-executive-order-no-11077-january-22-1963-entitled.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Migration and Refuges Assistance Act of 1962, as amended (Chapter 36 of Title 22 of the United States Code), and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States of America, Section 1 of Executive Order No. 11077 of January 22. 1963, is hereby amended by adding thereto the following: "(d) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the President for the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund established by Section 2(c) of the act (22 U.S.C. 2601) shall be deemed to be allocated without further action of the President to the Secretary of State, and the Secretary may allocate or transfer, as appropriate, such funds to any agency, or part thereof, for obligation or expenditure consistent with the provisions of this order, the act, and other applicable law: Provided , That such funds may not be transferred, obligated, or expended until the President shall have made the determinations provided for in Section 2(c) (1) of the act, which determinations are reserved to the President, and the designations and determinations provided for in Section 2(b) (2) of the act.". GERALD R. FORD The White House, June 16, 1976.